Remove/install handle at gearshift lever - AR26.60-P-6601MCU

TRANSMISSION 717.4 in MODEL 451.3/4 

Fig 1: Identifying Gearshift Lever Handle Components

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	Remove/Install
1	Switch on ignition and move transmission		Fig 2
2	Use an assembly wedge to loosen cover of selector lever (3) from the center console (4)
3	Move transmission into park position, switch off ignition and remove transmitter key
4	Raise cover of selector lever (3), grasp sleeve (2) with thumbs and index fingers of both hands and turn approx. 45° counterclockwise	Ensure that the electrical connectors of the components located on the cover of the selectro lever (3) are not separated. The cast seam (arrow) on the sleeve (2) seves as a reference point. In the locked condition of the shift lever knob (1) it is transverse to the vehicle longitudinal axis (picture A) and in the unlocked condition of teh shift lever knob (1) it is twisted approx. 45° to the rear (picture B). Installation  : Ensure that the shift lever knob (1) is locked correctly in the sleeve (2).
5	Detach shift lever knob (1) upwaards off the selector lever
6	Install in the reverse order

Fig 2: Identifying Mounting Wedge (110589035900)

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